N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27-14.5 - Motor vehicle inspections

(a) A person testing a diesel-powered motor vehicle shall use diesel emissions testing equipment approved by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27B-4.6.

(b) A person testing a heavy-duty diesel vehicle or a diesel bus shall perform one of the following:

1. For an OBD-eligible vehicle, the OBD inspection at 7:27B-4.8; or

2. For a vehicle that is not OBD-eligible, the snap acceleration smoke opacity test at 7:27B-4.3(a).

(c) A person testing a heavy-duty diesel vehicle or a diesel bus shall perform the following:

1. The visible smoke test at 7:27B-4.7(a);

2. The indicator light check at 7:27B-4.7(b);

3. The visual fuel leak test at 7:27B-4.7(c); and

4. The emission control apparatus examination at 7:27B-4.4(a) and (b).

(d) A person testing a light-duty diesel vehicle shall perform the following:

1. The visible smoke test at 7:27B-4.7(a);

2. For an OBD-eligible light-duty diesel vehicle of model year 1997 or later, the OBD inspection at N.J.A.C. 7:27B-4.8; and

3. The visual fuel leak test at 7:27B-4.7(c).

(e) A person inspecting a diesel-powered motor vehicle as part of the one-time compliance inspection for a retrofit device required at 7:27-32.21 shall conduct an examination as described at 7:27B-4.4(c).

(f) A person inspecting a diesel bus as part of the closed crankcase ventilation system compliance inspection required at 7:27-32.6 shall conduct an examination as described at 7:27B-4.4(d).

(g) A motor vehicle that is not equipped with an OBD system is not OBD-eligible. A motor vehicle that is equipped with an OBD system is OBD-eligible, unless it meets one of the following criteria:

1. The motor vehicle has a DLC that is in a location not readily accessible during a typical inspection procedure, provided that the DLC is in its original configuration as supplied by the motor vehicle manufacturer and has not been obstructed, damaged, removed or modified;

2. The motor vehicle OBD system, as designed by the motor vehicle manufacturer, has difficulty setting or maintaining an adequate number of readiness monitors;

3. The motor vehicle OBD system, as designed by the motor vehicle manufacturer, employs a communications protocol that is currently incompatible with approved diesel emissions testing equipment; or

4. The motor vehicle is otherwise identified by the EPA or the Department as not technologically or functionally capable of OBD inspection.

(h) The Department maintains a list of makes and model years of motor vehicles that it has determined to not be OBD-eligible, based on the criteria at (h) above. A copy of this list is available from the Department by contacting the Bureau of Mobile Sources at (609) 292-7953 and can also be viewed and downloaded from the Department's website at www.stopthesoot.org.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-14.5

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2049(a), effective 10/3/2016

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 1005(a), effective 5/15/2023